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from Chinese culture, a given name to be used later in life in place of ones given name, as a symbol of adulthood and respectSyn: Chinese style name
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Courtesy lights — are used by volunteer firefighters and emergency medical technicians (EMTs) to expedite their drive, in their privately owned vehicles, to their firehouse or EMS Base. Courtesy lights are also used by tow trucks, snow plows and other hazard… … Wikipedia
Courtesy titles in the United Kingdom — A courtesy title is a form of address in systems of nobility used for children, former wives and other close relatives of a peer. These styles are used by courtesy in the sense that the relatives do not themselves hold substantive titles. There… … Wikipedia
courtesy title — noun 1. : a title granted by usage and in some cases royal permission to certain lineal relatives of British peers: as a. : a title in the style of a peerage borne by an heir in the direct line of a duke or marquess and by the eldest son of an… … Useful english dictionary
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courtesy title — noun Date: 1865 1. a title (as “Lord” added to the Christian name of a peer s younger son) used in addressing certain lineal relatives of British peers 2. a title (as “Professor” for any teacher) taken by the user and commonly accepted without… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Chinese style name — Azana redirects here. For the fungus gnat genus, see Azana (gnat). A Chinese style name, sometimes also known as a courtesy name (zì), is a given name to be used later in life. After 20 years of age, the zì is assigned in place of one s given… … Wikipedia
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Chinesischer Name — Ein chinesischer Name besteht aus einem Familiennamen (chinesisch 姓 xìng), meist einsilbig oder seltener zweisilbig, dem ein Vorname (chinesisch 名字 míngzi) folgt. Die Familiennamen stammen von den Clannamen des alten China ab … Deutsch Wikipedia
Temple name — Chinese name Traditional Chinese 廟號 Simplified Chinese 庙号 … Wikipedia
